What a marvelous reason to salute the veterans today! I would like to thank each and every veteran and active military member for answering the call to serve our country. I wish that I could thank each and every one of you personally from Cindy (who retired from 31 years in the Air Force as a Colonel! and will be stitching with her in Tony’s class this weekend) to Nancy to my niece Miranda and everyone else in between.

This is my niece standing in the middle as her 7 month deployment aboard the USS Nimitz was coming to end a few years ago. Waiting for the ship to come into the naval station San Diego was a very memorable moment and one I won’t soon forget. I was there for her along with her boyfriend and a surprise visit from her Mom. Very special day indeed! can I tell you how proud of her that I am?

The Nimitz seemed like it took forever to dock! The USS Ronald Reagan is in her view. This is part of our landscape of San Diego. She has now since retired and is enjoying civilian life. Thank you for your 20 years of service Miranda!

I worked the day away yesterday only after breakfast again at The Cottage…

AlleyCat was keeping herself toasty under the lamp.

and until next time…keep on stitching